• Job Description

  Req#: REF2371S

  A key global player in fermentation for more than a century, Lesaffre, with a 2,2 billion euro turnover, and established on all continents, counts 11,000 employees and more than 90 nationalities. On the strength of this experience and diversity, we work with customers, partners and researchers to find ever more relevant answers to the needs of food, health, naturalness and respect for our environment. Thus, every day, we explore and reveal the infinite potential of microorganisms.

  To nourish 9 billion people, in a healthy way, in 2050 by making the most of our planet’s resources is a major and unprecedented issue. We believe that fermentation is one of the most promising answers to this challenge.

  Lesaffre – Working together to better nourish and protect the planet.

  http://www.lesaffre.com/fr/

  The Center of Excellence for Fermentation Process Design (FPD) is based at the recently inaugurated Lesaffre International Campus, the “Forum”, a state-of-the-art facility covering 23000m² and bringing together over 700 employees from Lesaffre’s Corporate R&D organization and the various business units of the company.

  Within the FPD team, the R&D Scientist defines, executes and reports workplans involving strain performance testing and/or fermentation process optimization. Collaborating with other experts in multi-disciplinary project teams, you will have a key role in bringing new or improved fermentation-based products to market for all the businesses of Lesaffre Group.

  Your responsibilities will include:

  • Definition of experimental plans and their execution, either individually or leading technicians.
  • Data processing, critical analysis of results and reporting to various stakeholders.
  • Tech transfer to pilot-scale and support to factory trials.
  • Development of new process technologies (instrumentation, algorithms, scale-down models, etc) to meet novel or emerging business needs.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of practices and adoption of new techniques.
  • Contribute to good maintenance of equipment and facilities as well as training of newcomers.
  • Contribute to identification and development of IP opportunities.

  • Passionate for working at the interface between Biology, Chemistry and Engineering and motivated to see your research in the lab turning into industrial processes and products.
  • MSc in Biochemical Engineering, Biotechnology or equivalent, having excelled at microbiology and process technology.
  • 3 years industrial experience or PhD in relevant field, preferably with exposure to more than one market, product type, microorganism, scale and/or process regime; experience with non-standard processes (gas fermentations, food fermentation, solid-state, in-situ extraction, cell immobilization, uncommon feedstocks) is a plus.
  • Solid understanding of physiology and fermentation technology principles, incl. growth kinetics, balances, mass transfer and scale-specific considerations.
  • Good inter-personal skills; demonstrated ability to work alongside technicians/operators and within multi-disciplinary projects.
  • Good critical thinking skills, acting with rigor and integrity; demonstrated ability to translate research questions into intelligent and pragmatic experimental plans.
  • Good computational skills and familiarity with DoE, statistics, data management and visualization tools; affinity for programming, bioinformatics, CFD or techno-economic modelling is a plus.
  • Good communication skills, comfortable delivering results to both experts and non-experts; multinational work/life experience is a plus.

  What can Lesaffre International corporate R&D offer you:

  • We are a successful family-owned company with long-standing history where people truly matter.
  • We promote a sense of fulfilment with a genuine mission: nourish and protect the planet.
  • We offer attractive package (including relocation support for foreigners) and career plan.
  • You will develop your expertise in new science and technology environment and develop your business acument.
  • A good working atmosphere, in a brand-new Campus (With a Gym, a Restaurant, …) fostering synergies and teamwork.

  All our positions are opened to persons with disabilities.

• About the company

  As a global key player in yeasts and fermentation, Lesaffre designs, manufactures and markets innovative solutions for baking, food taste & pleasure, health care and biotechnology.

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